What's it like to wrap up on one of the biggest TV show worldwide? “I cried…I’m human.” Maisie Williams has played Arya Stark in all 8 series of Game of Thrones. In this exclusive broadcast interview, she explained "it’s really overwhelming…they’re my family, they’ve seen me grow up. They’ve seen me navigate this industry with a lot of hiccups. They’ve seen me at some of my best times and some of my worst.” “It’s like graduating. I’m going to have me career now and this is where it started.” TX: 30/01/19

"I literally have scars on my body from bad experiences...I was driven out of my home, which has scarred me and my siblings…but I’m not going to have my relationship with the North East defined by a bunch of racist thugs". In a heartfelt interview, the TV historian David Olusoga opened up about his childhood as a Nigerian-Geordie. He also talked about the brain drain being one of the "great tragedies of the North East." This story was followed up by the Evening Chronicle and Journal newspapers. TX: 08/04/19

As part of the World Service 'Crossing Divides' series, I investigated the conundrum of second homes. In villages along the beautiful Northumberland coast more than half the properties are a second or holiday home. Money from tourism is the lifeblood of the economy, but how do you keep these places alive all year-round and not price local families out? Cue a fiery debate on social media. TX: Inside Out 04/03/19

The story of a couple whose day-old baby was stolen, but was 'found' alive two years later and came home. That child grew into a man who then discovered decades later that he wasn't their missing child afterall. The painful truth was his biological family had abandoned him, and the real 'Baby Paul Froczak' could still be out there. I spoke to Paul about his difficult search to uncover the truth. TX: BBC Radio 5live 06/07/18